May I Have This Dance?
Dancing together has been a part of our love since our early dating days. We have been happily married for nearly 43 years and we like to think we waltz our way through life’s ups and downs. It is a…
Twenty Thankful Ideas
Being thankful is an attitude you cultivate year after year. This year, I was in ICU near the Thanksgiving holiday. On the day I woke up, I was on a ventilator, so my only means to communicate was to write…
God’s Creative Touch
In the Beginning God CREATED... (Gen1:1) Usually about once or twice a year I speak for Creatives, those that want to write a book, a screenplay, paint, create a film, be a photographer or other expressive endevor. I love sharing…
How (and Why) to Have A Ministry Minded Marriage
…whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant… (Matthew 20:26) We have been married AND in ministry 42 years! The day we got back from our honeymoon, we taught a youth ministry class and then stayed there…
Creating a Successnet for Life and Love
No matter if you are a newlywed seeking to establish or strengthen a solid foundation for your marriage that we write for in The First Five Years: Make the Love Investment That Lasts A Lifetime; A growing couple that might…
6 Ways to Cultivate Hope
I’m glad from the inside out, ecstatic; I’ve pitched my tent in the land of hope. (Acts 26:2 MSG) This is my “Verse of the Year” for 2021 and my “Word of the Year” is HOPE! As we all deal…
Protecting Your Marriage Thru Prayer
Pray with Your Partner All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the person of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17 NHEB) Devote…
Our Love Story: Anniversary Ever After
In celebration of our 36th wedding anniversary, here is a creative attempt at telling our love story using our book titles: Once upon a time there were two kids that wondered, “What are THE BEST DECISIONS A MAN CAN…
Do You Have a Word for Your Year?
Each year since I was 19, I have selected a “Word for the Year”, a “verse for the year” and later I added a motto for each year (something you might put on a coffee mug, billboard, T- shirt…
Brave? How to Become a Brave New Woman
Watching the new Disney Pixar movie, Brave, I was inspired by one of the last lines of the movie, “The fate of our lives are within us; we just need to brave enough to see it.” That reminded…